What is Bloom’s Taxonomy?
Bloom’s Taxonomy in its various forms represents the process of learning. It was developed in 1956 by Benjamin Bloom and modified during the 1990′s by a new group of cognitive psychologists, led by Lorin Anderson (a former student of Bloom’s) to make it relevant to the 21st century. The revised taxonomy emphasizes what a learner “Can Do” so the stages are now represented as verbs:
We must remember a concept before we can understand it.We must understand a concept before we can apply it.We must be able to apply a concept before we analyze it.We must have analyzed a concept before we can evaluate it.We must have remembered, understood, applied, analyzed, and evaluated a concept before we can create. So how do I use this in the classroom? We need to “teach to the highest and scaffold the lowest” students of all ages and levels of English proficiency. Post large visuals of each stage with examples of the explanatory supporting verbs. Click on any verb for ready-made posters that you can print out. You can mount each verb on colored paper that matches the colors in the wheel below. (Set printer on “landscape.”) RememberUnderstandApplyAnalyzeEvaluateCreate
Model what each means for your students in the context of a lesson. For examples of the kinds of questions to ask at each stage: BLOOM’S TAXONOMY IN THE CLASSROOMbyashleyazzopardionStorybirdIt is useful to visualize Bloom’s taxonomy as a wheel since all stages are not required for every lesson and every lesson does not necessarily lead to “Creating.” You can print the “the wheel deal” for your classroom or student notebooks.
While you are teaching, get in the habit of pointing out how what your class is doing relates to Bloom’s. Pretty soon your students will do it themselves, “Look, we are working on this level!” Bloom’s interactive pyramid with direct links to computer applications is organized to correspond to the stages of learning. Using Bloom’s in your classroom can be easy and fun!
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What is Bloom’s Taxonomy?
Bloom’s Taxonomy in its various forms represents the process of learning. It was developed in 1956 by Benjamin Bloom and modified during the 1990′s by a new group of cognitive psychologists, led by Lorin Anderson (a former student of Bloom’s) to make it relevant to the 21st century. The revised taxonomy emphasizes what a learner “Can Do” so the stages are now represented as verbs:
We must remember a concept before we can understand it.We must understand a concept before we can apply it.We must be able to apply a concept before we analyze it.We must have analyzed a concept before we can evaluate it.We must have remembered, understood, applied, analyzed, and evaluated a concept before we can create.
So how do I use this in the classroom?
We need to “teach to the highest and scaffold the lowest” students of all ages and levels of English proficiency. Post large visuals of each stage with examples of the explanatory supporting verbs. Click on any verb for ready-made posters that you can print out. You can mount each verb on colored paper that matches the colors in the wheel below. (Set printer on “landscape.”)
Remember Understand Apply Analyze Evaluate Create
Model what each means for your students in the context of a lesson. For examples of the kinds of questions to ask at each stage:
BLOOM’S TAXONOMY IN THE CLASSROOM by ashleyazzopardi on StorybirdIt is useful to visualize Bloom’s taxonomy as a wheel since all stages are not required for every lesson and every lesson does not necessarily lead to “Creating.” You can print the “the wheel deal” for your classroom or student notebooks.
While you are teaching, get in the habit of pointing out how what your class is doing relates to Bloom’s. Pretty soon your students will do it themselves, “Look, we are working on this level!”
Bloom’s interactive pyramid with direct links to computer applications is organized to correspond to the stages of learning. Using Bloom’s in your classroom can be easy and fun!
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